Adjustable foot-rest or shelf for radiators.



, H. M. ALLEN. ADJUSTABLE FOOT REST 0B. SHELF FOR RADIATORS.

V IAPPLIUATION FILED ov. 10, 1910.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911;

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H. M. ALLEN. ADJUSTABLE FOOT REST OR SHELF FOR RADIATORS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10, 1910.

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HORACE M. ALLEN, 015 DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ADJUSTABLE FOOT-REST R SHELF FOR RADIATORS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

Application filed November 10, 1910. Serial No. 591,583.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE M. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of lVayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Adjustable Foot-Rests or Shelves for Radiators, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to foot rests for radiators.

It has for its object an improved adjust ablebracket attachment for radiators adapted to be secured to the radiator at any place between the top and the bottom thereof, and

arranged at the will of the user as a footrest, bracket, shelf or table's In the drawings it is shown attached to the radiator intermediate its'top and bottom in the place where it is especially adapted for use as a foot rest.

In the drawings :--Figure 1, is a perspec tive of the complete rest attached to a radiator coil. Fig. 9., is a side elevation partly in section indicating the location and an rangem'ent of the securing means by which the bracket is attached to the radiator. Fig. 5, is a perspective of the upper connection. 4C, is a perspective of the tie bar used with the upper connection. front member of the lower connection. Fig. 6, is a latch used in. the lower connection. Fig. 7, is a rear clamp member of the lower connection. Fig. 8, is the bolt used with the rear clamp of the lower connection. Fig. 9, is a detail. partly in section showing the adjustable brace and its connection with the foot rail.- Fig. 10, is a detail showing the end of the top tie bar in connection with the top rail of the bracket. Fig. 11, is an end View of the foot rail. Fig. 12, is a longitudinal section of part of the foot rail showing one end thereof- Fig. 13, is an elevation showing one end of the foot rail.

The bracket or shelf is an open-work frame of any desired design provided with a comparatively large tubular foot rail 1 at the lower or outer edge thereof and a smaller hinge rail 2 at the upper or inner end therei of. The two rails l and 2 are tied together Fig. 5, is the with serrations l? by any suitable side members 6 and included grille work. preferably metal and open work, as shown in Fig. l. The top rail is in hinge connection or pivotal connection with a pair of tie bars 3 each of which has an eye 4: at its outer terminal that engages over the rail 2 which is tubular; the top rail 2 incloses a rod 7 that is centrally located within it; the side arms 6 are provided with projections 8 that engage through slots in the tubular member 2- and terminate with eyes through which the central rod 7 engages, and which is held central with respect to the tube by shoulders 9 on the end of each side arm 6. The foot rail 1 also has a central rod 10 and an eccentric rod 11 located within it at one side of the rod 10. The side arm 6 engages through a slot in the tubular member 1 and terminates with an eye through which the central rod 10 engages; the rod 10 is held central to the tubular member 1 by caps 12 at each end, which caps 12 also support the eccentric rod 11. Ornamental finishing tcrurinals-ii are'secured to the end of the tube 1. A brace 13 curved on an arc whose 'adius of curvature is substantially equal to the length of the side rod 6 terminates with an. eye that engages over the rod 11 and the end of the brace l5 engages through. a slot l l in the rail 1. The brace member l3 is a twopart telescoping member; the front portion 15 is hollow and is provided with serrations it) on the inner run of the arch; the second part of the h'ace 1G telescopes in the tcrnal front member and is also provided on the inner run of its arch. This brace engages through a housing member tl'EVlllCll is arranged to be held securely to the rmliator at the proper place between the top and the bottom thereof, while the topdrolding Lie is arranged to be secured to a holding member that is attached to the radiator between the top and the bottom thereof and above the member 30.

The top-holding member consists of two wedge-like clamps 22 and. 23 held together by a tie rod El and nut 25; the clamps are of suitable shape to engage between the adjacent loops of the radiator. The rcarmost of these wedge clamps is provided with a headed stud 26 over which engages a keyhole slot 27 in the tie member 3. The forward end of the tie member 3 is held to the member 22 by a binding screw 28. This makes ill a holdi'n;- strupture tor the top of the lin'acltet that is adjustable to various sizes and styles ol radiatouloops and is so located with re 'spect to the loops-as to be almost entirely ,ator loops with the rod 32 extending be tween adjacent loops and with the Forward \\'cd;;e. member engaging between the same adjacent loops. at grarity latch :31, adapted to drop into engagement with the serrations in the brace members 1.? and lb. The gravity latch 33 is provided with a bail or loop ii-lunder which ngages a pirotcd lc\'el' I35. The lever -35 is pivoted to a ltnuctt'lc member; ll) which is itsell piv ted at I'll to the housing l One end 38 ot' the lt\'t=t' 2-35 extends to the rear under the lflttlt'lilt member Ito and when the front end of the lerer It?) is titted the rear end 21H acts as a strut to hold the lever in its lil't'ed position and to hold the latch 33 ol' engagement with the serrated members t or to. .\s the serrated members are arranged one at each end it the bracket and it is sometimes desirable. when adjusting the inclination of the bracket to disengage the latch 35, and the brace and continue it in its disengaged c ndition, this may be acconp plished by lilting the trout: end ol the le- .\'ers until the strut members 38 are in position to hold the levers in their litted position when the'bracc members of the bracket become entirely tree and the inclination may be changed and the free edge of the bracltet dropped. \Vhen the ends ol the levers are dropped and the latch 33 is tree to cnpage the serrations the latch will antomatically engage and hold the bracket in position as the lower end is swung outward l'rom the l'oot ot the radiator.

The inner serrated part It; ot the bracket is held from escaping from the outer Hlt'lll her bf a he: d 3 which abuts against. a col lar h) when the brace is distended. and is held in its distended position by a sidespriiur -catch ll that sprpads l rom the, member to 'member may rest by gravity.

and abuts againsthhe end ot the member to when 'in expanded condition. 'lhe lulu-lion ol the latch H is to hold the outer member H5 of'the telescoping; brace in extended position when the inner brace member. is drawn out beyond the catch, which, when drawn out with the brace member, springs out, and acts as an abutment. upon which the outer 'lhis compound brace is used in order that the loot rest may he used with either narrow or wide The. housing ia't containsradiators and that the brace when expanded may be long enough to lift the shelf to a fully horizontal position, and short enough when contracted to allow the shelfto drop to a vertical condition with the la ace extending no farther back than the rear plane-of 1 the radiator loops.

What I claim is:--

1. In combination with a radiator having a plurality of loops, at toot-rest 0r bracket, supporting members adjustable vertically between said 'adiator loops, the said foot rest or bracket being pivoted to the upper supporting: member, a brace therefor comprising two telescoping portions, means for, securing: the two portions in extended position with reference to each other, and means for securing the brace in extended position, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a radiator having a plurality of loops, a bracket; pivoted thereto, a supporting lp'aeethcrefor, pivoted at one end to said bracket, said brace comprising two telesctming parts adapted to engage between the radiator loops, a latch housing baring an aperture through which the brace is adapted to pass,'--a gravity catch adapted to be raised from or dropped upon the outer telescoping part of the brace, and a spring catch engaging in the inner telescoping 1ne1nher and adapted, when the inner member is drawn out beyond the location of the catch, to spring out. and form an abutment which lltlltln' the outer telescoping member in extended position, thereby swinging said bracket outwardly accordingly, substantially as described.

3. ln combinatit'm with a radiator provided with a number of loops, a bracket, a. tie member carried bysome of said loops and pivotally supporting said bracket and said tie member, being provided with a circular slot, :1 pair of wedgedilte clamps-adapted to engage betweentbe radiator loops, a tie rod passing through said wedged clamps, a nut. running on said rod and adapted to cause the clamps to approach each other and to be wedged Securely in place between the radiator loops, and a binding); screw engaging in the clamp member farther from the bracket. and having a head which adapted to pass through the aperture and slide in the slot. thereby holding the said top lie member in position on the said clamps, substantially as described.

l. lu combination with a radiator having a plnratityiot' loops, a horizontally disposed clamp lta'tlltd between the top and the bottom ot' certain of the loops, n cans for adjustably attaching said clamp on said loops, a swinging; braclt'ct hinged to said clamp along its upper edge. a latch housing member attaclual to said l-iops adjacent the lower ede'e of said bra -l t member, a telescoping brace member pivoted at its upper end to said bracket, and slidably engaging llll'OlhLl'll said hitch housing member, and a normally I In testimony whereof. I sign this specil l inactive gravity catch carried in said huusl lii-nlion in the n'esum-e 051 Mm nitnvsses.

- HUIL'WF \J. A] lFN. 111g member, and adapted to engage sun! J brace membe when it is SWIM!" out to its Witnesses:

outer position, thereby locking it in such CHARLES l Bi'mux, position, substantially as described. 'nmixiii (3. 5121mm. 

